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Caltech

British  
/ ˈkælˌtɛk /

noun

  1. the California Institute of Technology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jaden Suh, a former Caltech postdoctoral scholar who is now an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, was moved to tears as the spacecraft carrying his team's work headed into orbit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The special film was jointly invented by researchers at Caltech and the University of Pennsylvania, where the collaborating team was led by Professor Igor Bargatin.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

During the first two stages, Caltech researchers developed the construction concept, worked out the engineering design, and verified its operation in laboratory experiments on Earth.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Caltech is also remaking how the lab does business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

The animating figure was Caltech chemist Linus Pauling, a Nobel laureate known for his strong leftist views and stem-winding oratorical flair.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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